[autotag]Michael Jordan[/autotag] hasn’t been in attendance to see a [autotag]23XI Racing[/autotag] driver win since he started the team with Denny Hamlin in 2021. However, that changed on Sunday afternoon when Tyler Reddick snuck by Brad Keselowski to win the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jordan celebrated and carried Reddick’s son to victory lane to greet him.
Following the victory, Jordan spoke to the FOX Sports broadcast about the victory. The NBA legend talked about what Hamlin has told him about being at the track and living through his drivers and team members.
“[Denny Hamlin] keeps saying I was bad luck when I come to the track, and today we proved him wrong,” Jordan said. “I’m very happy to be here to see it. Everybody tells me when we win we can have a good celebration, but this is the first time I’ve been here.”
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“To me, this is like an NBA playoff game. For [23XI Racing] to win a big race like this, it means so much to me. I’m all in. I love it. It replaces a lot of the competitiveness that I had in basketball. But this is even worse, because I have no control. If I was playing basketball, I’d have total control. But I have no control, so I live vicariously through the drivers, crew chiefs, and everybody.”
Jordan is great for NASCAR, and it’s fantastic to see how involved he has been with 23XI Racing over the years. Now, the six-time NBA champion can finally celebrate a victory for his race team as an owner at Talladega. Jordan was thrilled to finally reach victory lane, and that feeling could bring him to even more races in the future.
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